Brief Life History of Sarah Ann
When Sarah Ann Clearwater was born on 17 September 1830, in Plattekill, Plattekill, Ulster, New York, United States, her father, Peter Clearwater, was 45 and her mother, Annatje Hannah Terwilliger, was 39. She married Levi Parliman Wright on 27 January 1853, in New Hurley, Ulster, New York, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 daughters. She lived in New York, United States in 1870 and New Paltz, New Paltz, Ulster, New York, United States in 1880. She died on 21 September 1902, in Middletown, Orange, New York, United States, at the age of 72, and was buried in New Paltz Rural Cemetery, New Paltz, Ulster, New York, United States.
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- Sarah A Wright in household of Levi P Wright, "United States Census, 1870"
- Sarah A Clearwater Wright, "Find A Grave Index"
- Sarah Ann Wright in household of Levi Wright, "United States Census, 1880"
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World Events (8)
1832 · The Black Hawk War
Convinced that a group of Native American tribes were hostile, The United States formed a frontier militia to stop them in their tracks. Even though Black Hawk was hoping to avoid bloodshed while trying to resettle on tribal land, U.S. officials opened fire on the Native Americans. Black Hawk then responded to this confrontation by successfully attacking the militia at the Battle of Stillman's Run and then left northward. After a few months the militia caught up with Black Hawk and his men and defeated them at the Battle of Wisconsin Heights. While being weakened by hunger, injuries and desertion, Black Hawk and the rest of the many native survivors retreated towards the Mississippi. Unfortunately, Black Hawk and other leaders were later captured when they surrendered to the US forces and were then imprisoned for a year.
1836 · Remember the Alamo
Being a monumental event in the Texas Revolution, The Battle of the Alamo was a thirteen-day battle at the Alamo Mission near San Antonio. In the early morning of the final battle, the Mexican Army advanced on the Alamo. Quickly being overrun, the Texian Soldiers quickly withdrew inside the building. The battle has often been overshadowed by events from the Mexican–American War, But the Alamo gradually became known as a national battle site and later named an official Texas State Shrine.
1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
Name Meaning
Americanized form (translation into English) of Dutch Klaarwater and its German cognate Klarwasser: topographic name for someone who lived by a source of pure water, from Middle Dutch claer, Middle High German klār ‘clear’ + Middle Dutch water, Middle High German wazzer ‘water’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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